Dear Listers:
This is my third attempt. I'm using Netscape 7.02, and all the settings
show ISO-8859-1, but I shall send this message in plain text as Laurent
suggested. Third times a charm?
My First Goal: To attach a USB connection to my Wallstreet II (Backside
Cache 512K, Family 4753, Machine ID 312, PowerPC G3, 233 MHz, built in
1998 with SCSI only) so that I can buy a USB scanner.
My Second Goal: Find out how to access really old archives on the
G-Books' website.
Because of Rita, we evacuated Houston with the bottom layer of our '98
Honday Odyssey van covered in plastic milk crates filled with 3-ring
binders packed with financial, medical, and other treasured written
records (maintained and undated ever since my husband and Noah fought
the "really big flood" together), hunting guns (there is nothing worse
than armed looters), dogs (2 with accompanying kennels), and clothes
(very few). We made the three hour trip to Austin in 16 hours.
There has to be a better way to deal with all those paper records! I
figure the better way is to load up a small plastic shoebox with ZIP
disks and maybe some burned CDs, or one of those little USB drives which
would hold saved scanned copies of hard-copy financial records. Then we
would have more room for clothes in case we had to recreate our lives.
I know the WSII is old but it has functioned well for me since 1999. The
specs on the machine as it is now (using Apple System Profiler and other
records) are as follows:
PRAM battery: new
Built-in memory: 384 MB (upgraded)
Three partitions: (1) main partition running MacOS 9.0.4, (2) Mac OS
9.2.1, and (3) personal data.
ROM revision: $77D.41F6
Har Drive: Toshiba 30GB (upgraded)
PCI: Slot$E1: Display Card Card Type: display Card Name: ATY,
RageLTPro, Card Mode: ATY,LT-C
To reach my First Goal, what do I need to buy to accomplish my goal of
making this beloved WSII (read that as "machine ain't broke and has had
lots and lots of money poured into parts, labor, and software already")
capable of using USB equipment. I prefer "plug and play" options rather
than "take apart and stare at the left-over screws" options.
As for reaching my Second Goal, how would I access information found in
the G-Books archives for years prior to 2005? I think if I had been able
to access threads in the really old archives then I might not have to be
asking for help in reaching my First Goal, because the people who
participate in this list are really helpful.
Thank you for your help.
Barbara Tate
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